The sun's rays power up laptops for primary schools in Rwanda

For the past six months Digital Links, a London-based charity, has been working with World Links to computerise primary schools in Rwanda. The collaboration between the two brings together the two themes of delivering renewable energy powered education and communication to one of the most disadvantaged countries in Africa. 94% of the schools, especially in rural areas, have no electricity supply. To answer this challenge, Digital Links developed a product consisting of a refurbished laptop powered by a solar PV (photovoltaic) panel, used in conjunction with a car battery, which provides a reservoir of power for the computer.